1.

in which city did william shakespeare live when he wrote most of his plays?

a.
london

b.
oxford

c.
stratford-upon-avon

d.
cambridge

2.

which powerful religious group often tried to close the theaters in shakespeare's time?

a.
the king's men

b.
the puritans

c.
the pilgrims

d.
the jacobites

3.

which is one type of play that shakespeare wrote?

a.
limericks

b.
tragedies

c.
farces

d.
mysteries

4.

which theater is considered shakespeare's theater?

a.
the globe

b.
the rose

c.
the swan

d.
the stage

5.

which is the best description of the events of a midsummer night's dream?

a.
comical and fantasy-like

b.
dull and realistic

c.
serious and historically accurate

d.
logical and tragic

6.

in a midsummer night's dream, why does lysander, upon waking up, say that he now loves helena, not hermia?

a.
he realizes that he and hermia will never be happy because her father does not approve of their love.

b.
helena has confessed that she, too, is in love with him.

c.
he and hermia have had an awful fight.

d.
puck dropped love juice from a flower in lysander's eyes while he slept.

7.

how is the ending of a midsummer night's dream characteristic of all of shakespeare's comedies?

a.
the hero is brought low because of a tragic flaw in his or her character.

b.
all conflicts and complications are resolved.

c.
the main character gives a solemn speech about the events depicted in the play.

d.
everything returns to how it was before the play began.

8.

in the tempest, which word describes miranda?

a.
hilarious

b.
powerful

c.
innocent

d.
foolish

9.

in the tempest, why does prospero order ariel to cause the shipwreck?

a.
prospero wants revenge for the wrongs committed against him by the ship's passengers.

b.
prospero wants to test his magical powers.

c.
prospero is lonely and wants company on the island.

d.
ariel causes the shipwreck on his own, without orders from prospero.

10.

in the tempest, why does ferdinand say, "if, from my prison, i might behold this maid but once a day, then i will have space enough"?

a.
he has been trapped by caliban.

b.
he is trying to trick prospero.

c.
he has fallen in love with miranda.

d.
he knows what ariel has done.